Ex: John tripped over the creepers as he was running through the jungle.
2. Gib, Addis: Places where the plane stopped by before crashing
Ex: Simon was always fainting, even before the plane crash.
3. Head boy: The title given to the boy that maintains the best personal conduct at his school
Ex: Even though he used to be one of the better boys at his school, Jack eventually went crazy and became a savage on the island.
4. Ha' porth: Contraction of "half a penny's worth"
Ex: Joe received a ha' porth amount of the total share of money and felt very angry. He was only given 10% of the money, even when there were only 3 people in his group.
5. Wacco: Crazy
Ex: The boys went wacco after staying on the island without many rules.
6. Wizard: Excellent
Ex: The group thought that the running back did a wizard job in avoiding his defenders.
7: Smashing: Great
Ex:Ralph thought that the boys would have a smashing time on the island by having lots of fun.
8. Treasure Island: An 1883 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson about a boy searching for lost treasure and his encounters with pirates
Ex: Treasure Island is still a very popular adventure novel today.
9. Swallows and Amazons: An adventure novel by Arthur Ransome (1930) about a group of children on vacation
Ex: The boys really enjoyed reading adventure novels, such as Swallows and Amazons and Treasure Island.
Chapters 7-12
1. Batty- crazy or odd
Ex.) Simon was "batty" for his idea of trying to climb the mountain in search of the Beast.
2. Do Us- kill us
Ex.) Ralph's group was worried that Jack's group would "do them" in.
3. Rugger- abbreviation for rugby
Ex.) Ralph once was hurt badly at a game of "rugger."
4. Prefect- an older student with disciplinary authority, especially in England
Ex.) The "prefect" scolded the younger students for ditching class.
5. Cracked- crazy
Ex.) Piggy called Simon "cracked" for trying to climb the mountain to find the Beast.
6. Reds- Communists
Ex.)- Ralph's group would rather be captured by the "Reds" than to be taken over by Jack's group.
7. Barmy- crazy
Ex.)- Piggy thought he would become "barmy" if he didn't get rescued.
8. Round the Bend- crazy
Ex.)- If Ralph's group didn't get rescued by the adults, they would all go "round the bend."
9. Bomb Happy- crazy
Ex.)- They boys went "bomb happy" after gaining total freedom on the island.
10. Crackers- crazy, insane
Ex.)- The boys believe they would go "crackers" soon.
11. Lamp standard- lamppost
Ex.)- In his dream about home, Ralph started dancing around a "lamp standard."
12. Pills- the male's private areas
Ex.)- Eric got one of the invaders in the "pills".
13. Pinch- to steal
Ex.) Jack "pinched" Piggy's specs, blinding him and stealing the ability to start fire.
14. Pax- peace
Ex.) Ralph considered saying "I got pax" to avoid the boys hunting him down.
15. Diddle- to move back and forth jerkily and rapidly, juggling
Ex.)- Ralph knew he needed to wake up early in order to "diddle" the savages who were trying to hunt him down.
British Terms
Chapters 1-6
- Creepers: Vines
Ex: John tripped over the creepers as he was running through the jungle.2. Gib, Addis: Places where the plane stopped by before crashing
Ex: Simon was always fainting, even before the plane crash.
3. Head boy: The title given to the boy that maintains the best personal conduct at his school
Ex: Even though he used to be one of the better boys at his school, Jack eventually went crazy and became a savage on the island.
4. Ha' porth: Contraction of "half a penny's worth"
Ex: Joe received a ha' porth amount of the total share of money and felt very angry. He was only given 10% of the money, even when there were only 3 people in his group.
5. Wacco: Crazy
Ex: The boys went wacco after staying on the island without many rules.
6. Wizard: Excellent
Ex: The group thought that the running back did a wizard job in avoiding his defenders.
7: Smashing: Great
Ex:Ralph thought that the boys would have a smashing time on the island by having lots of fun.
8. Treasure Island: An 1883 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson about a boy searching for lost treasure and his encounters with pirates
Ex: Treasure Island is still a very popular adventure novel today.
9. Swallows and Amazons: An adventure novel by Arthur Ransome (1930) about a group of children on vacation
Ex: The boys really enjoyed reading adventure novels, such as Swallows and Amazons and Treasure Island.
Chapters 7-12
1. Batty- crazy or odd
Ex.) Simon was "batty" for his idea of trying to climb the mountain in search of the Beast.
2. Do Us- kill us
Ex.) Ralph's group was worried that Jack's group would "do them" in.
3. Rugger- abbreviation for rugby
Ex.) Ralph once was hurt badly at a game of "rugger."
4. Prefect- an older student with disciplinary authority, especially in England
Ex.) The "prefect" scolded the younger students for ditching class.
5. Cracked- crazy
Ex.) Piggy called Simon "cracked" for trying to climb the mountain to find the Beast.
6. Reds- Communists
Ex.)- Ralph's group would rather be captured by the "Reds" than to be taken over by Jack's group.
7. Barmy- crazy
Ex.)- Piggy thought he would become "barmy" if he didn't get rescued.
8. Round the Bend- crazy
Ex.)- If Ralph's group didn't get rescued by the adults, they would all go "round the bend."
9. Bomb Happy- crazy
Ex.)- They boys went "bomb happy" after gaining total freedom on the island.
10. Crackers- crazy, insane
Ex.)- The boys believe they would go "crackers" soon.
11. Lamp standard- lamppost
Ex.)- In his dream about home, Ralph started dancing around a "lamp standard."
12. Pills- the male's private areas
Ex.)- Eric got one of the invaders in the "pills".
13. Pinch- to steal
Ex.) Jack "pinched" Piggy's specs, blinding him and stealing the ability to start fire.
14. Pax- peace
Ex.) Ralph considered saying "I got pax" to avoid the boys hunting him down.
15. Diddle- to move back and forth jerkily and rapidly, juggling
Ex.)- Ralph knew he needed to wake up early in order to "diddle" the savages who were trying to hunt him down.